THE ROTUNDA I-ONGWOOD COLLEGE, FARMVILLE. VIRGINIA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 30,1979
VOL. LIV
NO. 13
Assembly Swings Open Board Doors By MELODY CRAWLEY "I certainly see no problem as far as one board is concerned in complying. Although our board has not had open meetings in the past, some limited resources that I have indicated that we probably have had a larger number of faculty and student groups attend board meetings in order to address specific topics of interest than any other board." This was President Henry I. Willett, Jr.'s comment on the passage of legislation by the 1979 General Assembly to open the meetings of state college boards of visitors to the public. The bill was passed in both houses with only one floor amendment added in the senate. This allowed high school competency tests scores to remain confidential. The same amendment, proposed by Sen. John C. Buchanan (D -Wisei will also allow the Board of Education to refuse to disclose teacher competence tests scores. The
amendment does not affect the board of visitors, but is included in this bill because both actions deal with FOIA. There should be no problem with Governor John Dalton signing the bill he had supported opening the board of visitors meetings during his campaign, saying that they annually spend hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayers' money. The bill patroned by Del. A.R. Gieson ( R-Staunton), ammended the Virginia Freedom of Information Act. Prior to the passing of the bill, the act had been inapplicable to the board of visitors. According to the Richmond Times Dispatch, Sen. James T. Edmunds (D-Lunenburg i noted that the boards were still opposed to it. He concluded that they are simply reluctant to change the way they do business. Virginia was the only to exempt the boards from the Freedom of Information Act.
Under this bill, the legislature also provided for a number of situations in which the boards can go into executive session in order to consider specific matters. These include: discussion of employment including salary matters and promotions, disciplinary matters concerning any student of any
state institution of higher learning, the acquisition or disposition of real property for public use, protection of the privacy of individuals in personal matters, consultation with legal counsel, and discussion of matters relating to gifts, bequests and fund-raising activities.
The passage of this bill is seen as a major step forward in communication between not only faculty and administration but students as well. The law will be in effect as of July 1. 1979, which will not open the Ixmgwood College Board of Visitor's meetings this week.
Questions Answered At Head Table By JUDI STANLEY Do you have a question or complaint concerning regulations or events at Longwood? Do you feel uncomfortable voicing these feelings in a structured meeting of one of the student boards? If so, you should take advantage of a program offered by the student government; this program is the Head Table. The Head Table meets every Tuesday from 12 to 1 p.m. in the dining hall. The students that are seated at this table are the chairmen and vice-chairmen of Judicial, Residence, and Legislative Boards, Chairman of
Intramural Activities Association, and Co-Editors of The Rotunda. These students are open to any type of question or complaint about regulations and activities. They will answer questions and take complaints before the respective boards. Wanda Peterson, Chairman of Legislative Board, states, "it (the Head Table) would be useful to the students and a successful program if the students would use it," but she says that "this year it hasn't been used at all" or at least its use has been minimal. The next head table meets today (January 30) from 12 noon to 1 p.m.
Friends help off-campus students remove the remainder of their belongings from their findamaged home. Photo by Wayne Dunkley, Karmville Herald
Pre-Dawn Fire Leaves Girls Homeless
By PAULA JOHNSON Six off-campus students lost most of their belongings in a house fire last Friday morning. The house, located at 309 Franklin Street, is owned by Dr. Anita Ernouf, chairman of the Foreign language department here. Accroding to Farmville Fire Chief Philip Gay, the fire appeared to have caught from a malfunction of the furnace. Extensive damage was done to the interior of the house. "Everybody concerned was lucky to have gotten out of there," stated Chief Gay. The fire occurred around 2:42 a.m. January 19. The rooms were filled with smoke and flames were coming through the walls when the girls' pet dog, "Bifur," woke them. In the house at the time were Kym Gilbert, Cindy Thomas, Cindy Smith, Meg Cook, Bonnie Briggs, and Kim Keleher. "You never can believe what an experience it can be without going through it," Miss Thomas said. "We have to offer all the thanks in the world to Dean Heintz." The girls have since Leaders of various boards gather for availability for students found a new home for the Deeds. Photo by Linda Shanahan remainder of the semester.
Miss Smith and Miss Keleher lost most of their possessions. The others sustained somewhat less property damage. Anyone
interested in donating money or clothing may call 392-8617 or contact a member of legislative Board.
250 Quarts Needed For Bloodmobile By DEBBIE NORTHERN The American Red Cross and Geist will sponsor a bloodmobile on February 12 and 13 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in I-ankford. The quota needed is 250 quarts. The following is a list of conditions which would eliminate a person as a donor: 1. Is under 18 years of age. 2. Is over 66 years of age (unless he-she has written permission from a doctor dated two weeks prior to donation). 3. Has given blood five times in a twelve-month period, or it is less than 56 days from last donation. 4. Weighs less than 110 pounds. 5. Has ever had jaundice or hepatitis (except jaundice of the newborn). 6. Has ever been exposed to jaundice or hepatitis, or had a
tattoo, or taken any blood or blood products in the last six months. 7. Has someone in immediate family on kidney dialysis machine. 8. Has ever had malaria. 9. Has been in Vietnam or a malarious area or has had antimalarial drugs in the last three years. 10. Has ever had any form of heart trouble or heart surgery. 11. Has a respiratory ailment now. 12. Has been pregnant in the last year. (Eligibility of women having miscarriages or abortions must be determined on an individual basis). 13. Has had major surgery in last six months. 14. Has ever had active (Continued on Page 8)